Finance
Providence Campus
(College of Business)
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Degree
The Finance degree program prepares students for careers in corporate finance and/or the financial services industry.
The finance curriculum is designed to meet the needs of some of the most prestigious industry certifications. As finance majors, students gain exposure to a broad range of financial practices with studies focusing on areas leading to positions in investment analysis, corporate finance, risk management and financial planning. Students choose a concentration from approved program options that helps them meet their career goal. Students are encouraged to meet with their faculty advisor before selecting a concentration to facilitate choosing a concentration that best matches the student’s career goals.
Graduates are expected to demonstrate an ability to use logic, critical thinking and analytical skills to assist in the decision making process as well as to make recommendations to individuals and organizations using financial information.
An important component of the program’s educational experience is the general studies courses taught by the School of Arts & Sciences. Graduates are expected to show competencies in higher order thinking, ethics, global diversity, responsible citizenship and leadership. The following literacies should also be demonstrated: sociocultural, quantitative, scientific and informational.
Students who maintain a grade point average of at least 2.75 may also have the opportunity to participate in a Finance Internship to gain experiential education by completing a work experience in their area of interest. Additional options are also available for foreign travel through the study abroad program.
Analyst (for Finance Majors)
| ACCT3031 | Cost Accounting I | 4.5 |
| FISV3005 | International Finance | 4.5 |
| FISV3080 | Financial Statement Analysis | 4.5 |
| FISV4040 | Futures and Options | 4.5 |
| FISV4060 | Fixed Income Analysis | 4.5 |
| Total Credits | 22.5 | |
General Financial Services (for Finance Majors)
| FISV3005 | International Finance | 4.5 |
| FISV3015 | Fundamentals of Financial Planning | 4.5 |
| FISV4010 | Bank Management | 4.5 |
| FISV4020 | Risk Management and Insurance | 4.5 |
| FISV4030 | Real Estate | 4.5 |
| Total Credits | 22.5 | |
Operations (for Finance Majors)
| ACCT3031 | Cost Accounting I | 4.5 |
| ACCT3032 | Cost Accounting II | 4.5 |
| MGMT2030 | Service and Production Operations Management | 4.5 |
| MGMT2040 | Purchasing and Supply Chain Management | 4.5 |
| MGMT4001 | Process Planning and Control | 4.5 |
| Total Credits | 22.5 | |
Planning (for Finance Majors)
| ACCT3011 | Federal Taxes I | 4.5 |
| FISV3015 | Fundamentals of Financial Planning | 4.5 |
| FISV4015 | Fundamentals of Estate Planning | 4.5 |
| FISV4020 | Risk Management and Insurance | 4.5 |
| FISV4070 | Series 7 Securities | 9 |
| Total Credits | 27.0 | |
Finance
A four-year program leading to the bachelor of science degree.
Credits Major Courses | ||
| FISV2010 | Finance | 4.5 |
| FISV3001 | Investments | 4.5 |
| FISV3020 | Introduction to Financial Institutions | 4.5 |
| FISV3040 | Money and Capital Markets | 4.5 |
| FISV4025 | Corporate Finance | 4.5 |
| MGMT1001 | Principles of Management | 4.5 |
| Finance Concentration | Choose a finance concentration from the listed options above | 22.5-27 |
| Choose one of the following: | 13.5 | |
Finance Electives | Three FISV-related electives selected from the listed options below | |
| International Business Experience | ||
| Finance Internship | ||
| Related Professional Studies | ||
| ACCT1005 | The Accounting Field | 4.5 |
| ACCT1006 | Principles of Accounting I | 4.5 |
| ACCT1007 | Principles of Accounting II | 4.5 |
| ACCT2021 | Intermediate Accounting I | 4.5 |
| ACCT2022 | Intermediate Accounting II | 4.5 |
| ACCT2023 | Intermediate Accounting III | 4.5 |
| CAR0010 | Career Capstone | 1 |
| FIT1000 | Information Technology for Business Professionals | 4.5 |
| FIT1040 | Spreadsheet Design for Business Solutions | 4.5 |
| LAW2001 | The Legal Environment of Business I | 4.5 |
| MRKT1001 | Principles of Marketing | 4.5 |
| General Studies | ||
| ECON1001 | Macroeconomics | 4.5 |
| ECON2002 | Microeconomics | 4.5 |
| ENG1020 | English Composition | 4.5 |
| ENG1021 | Advanced Composition and Communication | 4.5 |
| ENG1030 | Communication Skills | 4.5 |
| LEAD2001 | Foundations of Leadership Studies | 4.5 |
| MATH1020 | Fundamentals of Algebra | 4.5 |
| MATH1930 | Quantitative Analysis I | 4.5 |
| MATH2001 | Statistics | 4.5 |
| PHIL3020 | Crisis and Controversy: A Critical Thinking Approach | 4.5 |
| PHIL3040 | Ethics of Business Leadership | 4.5 |
| PSYC2001 | Introductory Psychology | 4.5 |
| SOC2001 | Sociology I | 4.5 |
| Science | One SCI-designated course | 4.5 |
| Choose one of the following: | 4.5 | |
History | One HIST-designated course (except HIST4030) | |
Literature | ENG1001 or one LIT-designated course | |
| Electives | Two courses with an EASC attribute selected from offerings within the School of Arts & Sciences which may be used to form an arts & sciences concentration | 9.0 |
| Total Credits | 185.5-190.0 | |
FISV-Related Electives
| Any FISV Course | ||
| ACCT2010 | Personal Budgeting and Planning | 4.5 |
| ACCT3011 | Federal Taxes I | 4.5 |
| ACCT3031 | Cost Accounting I | 4.5 |
| ACCT3032 | Cost Accounting II | 4.5 |
| MRKT1011 | Principles of Professional Selling | 4.5 |
NOTES: Students must have MATH0010 Basic Mathematics or equivalent placement scores to enroll in the math requirement.
Students who graduate with a bachelor of science degree must leave Johnson & Wales University with effective writing skills. These writing skills will be assessed at the completion of ENG1021 Advanced Composition and Communication.
Study Abroad programs may satisfy a variety of History, Sociology, English and other elective requirements. Visit Study Abroad for details.
